Phlebotomy 2025 NHA practice exam
questions and complete correct
answers
1. Which of the following is a potential consequence f a phlebotomy
technician mislabeling a blood bank specimen?
A. HIPAA violation
B. A transfusion reaction
C. A medical transcription error
D. A pharmaceutical reaction ...ANSWER...B. A transfusion reaction
2. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a venipuncture for a
patient who has pneumonia. Besides gloves, which of the following pieces
of personal protective equipment (PPE) should the technician wear?
A. Gown
B. N95 respirator
C. Face Mask
D. Goggles ...ANSWER...C. Face Mask (Droplet Precautions)
3. A lactic acid specimen is collected in a gray tube and must be kept at:
A. room temperature
b. refrigerated temperture
c. body temperature
, d. frozen temperture ...ANSWER...B. Refrigerated Temperature ( Lactic
acid on ice)
4. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform the third set of blood
draws for a glucose tolerance test (GTT). The patient starts to cry and
refuses to extend her arm of the draw. Which of the following statements
should the technician make?
A. "I will get in trouble if I dont perform the draw"
B. "I promise the draw won't hurt"
C. "may I come back in a hour to perform the draw"
D. " may I please perform the draw" ...ANSWER...D. "may I please
perform the draw"
5. A hematoma may be caused by all the following EXCEPT:
A) Probing ('fishing') for a vein
B) going all the way through a vein
C) Holding pressure on the venipuncture site with the arm
straight
D) Bending the elbow with cotton ball on the venipuncture site
to apply pressure. ...ANSWER...C) Holding pressure on the
venipuncture site with the arm straight.
6. After blood is spun and separated in a centrifuge the serum/plasma portion
is milky in appearance. This is known as:
A) Lipemia
B) Hemoconcentration
, C) Fibrinolysis
D) Coagulation ...ANSWER...A) Lipemia
7. A phlebotomy technician is assembling the equipment he will need for
collecting donor units of blood. Which of the following needle sizes should
the technician select?
A) 23 gauge
B) 22 gauge
C) 21 gauge
D) 18 Gauge ...ANSWER...D) 18 Gauge
8. A phlebotomists is performing a glucometer reading for a young adult
parent. The patients's parent is in the room and asks about patient's
glucose level. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
A. Write down the results for the parent and patient.
B. Ask the parent to leave the room and tell the patient.
C. Show the patient and parent the results in the patient's electronic
health record (EHR)
D. Ask the patient for permission to disclose the results with the parent
present. ...ANSWER...D. Ask the patient for permission to disclose the
results with the parent present.
9. If an electrical accident occurs involving electrical shock to an employee or
a patient, the first thing that the healthcare worker should do is:
A. Move the victim
B. Shut off electrical power
, C. start CPR
D. Place a blanket over the vicinity ...ANSWER...B. Shut off electrical
power
10.A phlebotomy technician observes a glucometer reading of 250mg/dL. A
second test is performed and returns a reading within the expected
reference range. Which of the following circumstances could have caused
the first result to be inaccurate?
A) Too much blood was used.
B) The first drop of blood was used
C) Too little blood was used
D) the test strips were left open ...ANSWER...A) Too much blood
was used.
11.(remember too much of a blood glucose = high glucometer number / too
little of a blood glucose = low glucometer number)
12.An NP culture swab is collected to help diagnose?
A) genetic defects
B) Encephalitis
C) whooping Cough
D) Strep throat ...ANSWER...C) whooping Cough
13.A phlebotomy technician is collecting a sampler cholesterol, troponin, and
HDL blood results. Which of the following departments is responsible for
processing these tests?
A) Hematology
questions and complete correct
answers
1. Which of the following is a potential consequence f a phlebotomy
technician mislabeling a blood bank specimen?
A. HIPAA violation
B. A transfusion reaction
C. A medical transcription error
D. A pharmaceutical reaction ...ANSWER...B. A transfusion reaction
2. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a venipuncture for a
patient who has pneumonia. Besides gloves, which of the following pieces
of personal protective equipment (PPE) should the technician wear?
A. Gown
B. N95 respirator
C. Face Mask
D. Goggles ...ANSWER...C. Face Mask (Droplet Precautions)
3. A lactic acid specimen is collected in a gray tube and must be kept at:
A. room temperature
b. refrigerated temperture
c. body temperature
, d. frozen temperture ...ANSWER...B. Refrigerated Temperature ( Lactic
acid on ice)
4. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform the third set of blood
draws for a glucose tolerance test (GTT). The patient starts to cry and
refuses to extend her arm of the draw. Which of the following statements
should the technician make?
A. "I will get in trouble if I dont perform the draw"
B. "I promise the draw won't hurt"
C. "may I come back in a hour to perform the draw"
D. " may I please perform the draw" ...ANSWER...D. "may I please
perform the draw"
5. A hematoma may be caused by all the following EXCEPT:
A) Probing ('fishing') for a vein
B) going all the way through a vein
C) Holding pressure on the venipuncture site with the arm
straight
D) Bending the elbow with cotton ball on the venipuncture site
to apply pressure. ...ANSWER...C) Holding pressure on the
venipuncture site with the arm straight.
6. After blood is spun and separated in a centrifuge the serum/plasma portion
is milky in appearance. This is known as:
A) Lipemia
B) Hemoconcentration
, C) Fibrinolysis
D) Coagulation ...ANSWER...A) Lipemia
7. A phlebotomy technician is assembling the equipment he will need for
collecting donor units of blood. Which of the following needle sizes should
the technician select?
A) 23 gauge
B) 22 gauge
C) 21 gauge
D) 18 Gauge ...ANSWER...D) 18 Gauge
8. A phlebotomists is performing a glucometer reading for a young adult
parent. The patients's parent is in the room and asks about patient's
glucose level. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
A. Write down the results for the parent and patient.
B. Ask the parent to leave the room and tell the patient.
C. Show the patient and parent the results in the patient's electronic
health record (EHR)
D. Ask the patient for permission to disclose the results with the parent
present. ...ANSWER...D. Ask the patient for permission to disclose the
results with the parent present.
9. If an electrical accident occurs involving electrical shock to an employee or
a patient, the first thing that the healthcare worker should do is:
A. Move the victim
B. Shut off electrical power
, C. start CPR
D. Place a blanket over the vicinity ...ANSWER...B. Shut off electrical
power
10.A phlebotomy technician observes a glucometer reading of 250mg/dL. A
second test is performed and returns a reading within the expected
reference range. Which of the following circumstances could have caused
the first result to be inaccurate?
A) Too much blood was used.
B) The first drop of blood was used
C) Too little blood was used
D) the test strips were left open ...ANSWER...A) Too much blood
was used.
11.(remember too much of a blood glucose = high glucometer number / too
little of a blood glucose = low glucometer number)
12.An NP culture swab is collected to help diagnose?
A) genetic defects
B) Encephalitis
C) whooping Cough
D) Strep throat ...ANSWER...C) whooping Cough
13.A phlebotomy technician is collecting a sampler cholesterol, troponin, and
HDL blood results. Which of the following departments is responsible for
processing these tests?
A) Hematology
